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If your product is completely dependent on a third-party API or service in order to function you really only have two possible exits: 1. Get bought out by th
by pygorex 14y ago
If your product is completely dependent on a third-party API or service in order to function you really only have two possible exits:
1. Get bought out by the company implementing the API
2. Get shut out by the company implementing the API
This should serve as a cautionary tale: never place the fate of your company in the hands of someone whose interests may not align with yours.
- tjic 14y agoExcellent point. Corollary: when the other company is figuring out how generous of an offer they need to make for choice #1, they know that your next best alternative is choice #2 (for $0).